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What is Venture Capital and Why Does It Matter?

JD Supra: Mergers

The moniker “venture capital” is believed to have originated from the financier John Hay Whitney. He distinguished his investment method from traditional private equity or investment banking by making riskier investments in new, unproven businesses with the aim of larger returns should these businesses succeed.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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FOCUS Investment Banking and FOCUS Capital Partners Strengthen Ties Alongside Ownership Transition

Focus Investment Banking

and Dublin, Ireland January 23, 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking based in the US (the Company) and FOCUS Capital Partners (FCP) based in Ireland have combined ownership and operations to provide best in class investment banking services for middle-market clients. Washington, D.C.

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M&A Insights and Outlooks Regarding Financing: A Conversation with Gary Grote of Bridgepoint Investment Banking

JD Supra: Mergers

Below is his conversation with Gary Grote, Managing Director at Bridgepoint Investment Banking, which focuses on capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Gary focuses on deals in the healthcare, leveraged finance, financial services, and real estate industries.

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Bob Lipton Joins FOCUS Investment Banking as Managing Director in Human Capital Management Team to Expand M&A Services to the Legal Community

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (January 8, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Bob Lipton has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Human Capital Management (HCM) team.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Investment banking requires more process and project management skills , while equity research requires stronger creativity and communication skills.

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AFME appoints new head of capital markets

The TRADE

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has appointed April Day head of capital markets. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.